Chris Drinkwater

Yes, 8 extra keys above, four each side and 8 extra below the normal treble. Hence, I would imagine that it is a Tenor-treble model 19a. with 64 keys, four-and-a-half octaves from tenor C to top G. Original cost, £29.00! Chris

I see that he has now relisted it as an Anglo at a starting bid of £2000. Someone's seen the concertina, identified it and told him that because it is an anglo, it's worth megabucks. No bargain here, I am afraid. Chris

Come the day, I expect Chris Algar and Busmick will be fighting it out with each other on the end of the phone! Let's have guess at what it will fetch. Over £5000? You can buy two lovely Wheatstone English treble Aeolas for that sort of money! Just one would be enough for me. Chris

It also clashed with my birthday, so just as well they have decided to move it Hope they don't move it too far into October, or else in will clash with the WCCP beginners weekend. Chris

Chris, I have a couple of these walking tunes from the Folkworks tune books - Appelbylatten and Gardebylatten (I'm sure I've spelt those wrong!) Is the first one, the same as your "Gånglåt från Appelbo" ? (edited to say ...yes it is - I just found it under that title on JC's tunefinder) Yes, you're right, the first one is the same. Chris

Great stuff ... Lovely tune(s)! Lovely tune(s), I agree. My favourite Ganglat is the Ganglat fran Appelbo, which can be found in Nick Barber's English Choice book. They are called walking tunes because they are tunes the musicians would play as they walked home from a festival. Chris

That'd be Allegro, then Jim? Chris

Well, given that "BUS" is short for "OMNIBUS", the dictionary definition might look like this: om·ni·bus (mn-bs, -bs) n. 1. A long motor vehicle for passengers; a bus. 2. A printed anthology of the works of one author or of writings on related subjects. adj. Including or covering many things or classes: an omnibus trade bill. [French, from Latin, for all, dative pl. of omnis] Somehow, the plural "OMNIBI" doesn't sound quite right, though Allan. Chris P.S. What about BI-Focal, BI-Sexual, etc?

CdV Photo SALVATION ARMY Volunteer & CONCERTINA c1890s And below, the seller's description, unaltered, as on Ebay! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a carte de visite photo featuring a Salvation Army volunteer plating a concertina. It is by P M Laws of Newcastle on Tyne. It is 4 x 2 1/2 inches or 102x63mm and has lost contrast. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Perhaps she was moonlighting at Jeffries? Chris

As a player of the English concertina myself, for a little over 2 years, I am virtually entirely self-taught and though I mostly play English country dance and morris tunes in the keys of D and G, I like the fact that it is fully chromatic, enabling you to play in any key you wish and therefore be adventurous and widen your repertoire. So, I concur with you, Trilby and my hat goes off to you! Chris

Mine's a pint! Cheers, Jim!! Chris

Well, I suppose it also depends on whether you are forum or against 'em! Chris

What an interesting looking instrument. Wouldn't be at all surprised if Neil Wayne and Stephen Chambers both bid on it if they know it's up for auction. Chris

One of the tunes I am currently learning to add to my repertoire, is the lovely James Hill jig, Random Notes. It's ideally suited to the concertina. I play an English treble and it's a challenging tune to learn to play, especially when played quite fast, at around 175 beats. The tune has scope to add bits of ornamentation and notes that can be held down as a drone. If I ever feel my playing of it gets good enough to put it on the recorded tunes page, I will. In contrast, another nice tune I have been learning, is Tom Anderson's Da Slockit Light, orginally a fiddle tune, like Random notes, this tune is played quite slowly in 4/4 time. I have come across a 2nd harmony part to it, by Ellen Thomas. I have scored the two parts together on Noteworthy Composer, to hear what they sound like played together and it's a nice arrangement! Any other recommended tunes that people are working on at the moment, perhaps to challenge and improve their playing? Chris

And then there's The Fairport Convention's version of it on their first LP, "Fairport Convention", released in 1968 and featuring my late cousin Martin Lamble on drums. Chris

Hmmmm - I think if I were playing an English I might rest both ends. Well, if you did rest both ends, you'd get no movement at all and that would be the end of it! For a more abrasive style of playing, you could always try resting one end on a sheet of sandpaper. Chris

If you do end up buying one Chris, can I be first in the queue to borrow it? Chris

Hi Woody, Interesting. I guess because you get the same note sounding in both directions on the English concertina, it doesn't matter whether it's the right hand or the left hand, if sitting, or perhaps both hands, standing up, that do the pushing and pulling. Chris

I am wondering whether it makes any difference if you are left or right-handed. I am left-handed and play an English concertina. I find it more natural to balance the right end frame of the concertina on my right knee, keeping that end still and operating the bellows with my left hand. If I was right-handed, my inclination would be to do the opposite, i.e. balancing the left end on my left knee and opening and closing the bellows with my right hand. Any left-handed players care to state their preferred method of supporting the concertina while playing? Chris

I have hesitated about buying this set for exactly the same reasons as you state above, Chris. It's a shame I can't borrow a set to evlauate it and try before I buy. Do you think Mr Wayne will give me a refund or swap it for something else if i don't like it? Chris

I appear to be having a variation of this problem. When I log onto Concertina.net, I am automatically accepted as a member on the home page, as before, but as soon as I click on a topic to view it, I now become a guest and have to register to view more posts. Any ideas why? I am a Windows XP and AOL user. Chris

Nice to see you at The George, Al. A good session, wasn't it? So, that's what your cunning piece of modern recording technology that you brought with you is, a Zoom H4. And there was me thinking it was an electronic swannee whistle! Yes, love to have a progress report. Let us know how your recordings turned out. I just hope I was playing the right notes on my tina at the times you were recording stuff. Chris

Al, after all the 'names' concertina players have contributed to the various International CD compilations projects, how about a CD compilation of tunes played by ordinary C.net members, as in the recorded tunes index? We have some very good players of all the different types of concertina and types of music amongst our membership, who are not so well known, but whose playing is nonetheless very good and selected contributions from some of them would make a lovely CD or two, I'm sure. Chris

Sounds like it will be great evening Peter. I hope the weather remains clement, unlike, yesterday, wednesday, when New Esperance invited Rockhopper to dance with them outside The Hobgoblin, Balcombe Street, near Marylebone Station. It drizzled all evening, and the home side could only manage 3 dancers and no musicians! So, Rosie, who plays for Rockhopper, ended up playing for New Esperance and one of the Rockhopper dancers had to dance with them to make up a four. The rest of the side were all on holiday, it seems. If it's not raining, I might try and come. Chris

There's the wrong way, there's the right way and then there's the Radway! I could only manage a long first weekend at Sidmouth, but every time I checked into the Radway, it was bursting at the seams with musicians. I didn't like the redecoration very much, fairly insipid colours, but the atmosphere was a good as ever and listening to Chris's soundbite certainly brings that back, with good old Ned Clack oompaing away on his tuba in the background. Here's to the reunion in February! Chris (one of many)